UNLV at Air Force

Air Force threw one pass in its 28-7 win at Northern Illinois last Saturday. It ran 67 times, held the ball 39.1 minutes and gained 433 yards while allowing 253. For the season it averages 63.6 rushes and 9.6 passes per game with 36.6 minutes of possession, and its five games have averaged 125 combined plays. It allows 17.4 points per game, 27th among the 138 FBS teams, and it has held three of its five opponents to nine or fewer points. Its games against North Dakota State and Nevada totaled 70 and 69 points, and its other three totaled 34, 23 and 35. UNLV is 4-2 and scores 23 points per game, tied for 101st, and allows 20.8, tied for 47th. It beat North Dakota State 13-7 last Saturday, gaining 255 yards on 48 rushes and 16 passes and holding the ball 33.5 minutes. It has taken the ball away nine times in six games and lost it seven. UNLV has scored 21 or fewer in four of its six games, and I’m playing the UNDER at Air Force.